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Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
JswELRY sToRB ROBBED.

Some nights ago a burglar succeeded in
gaining an entrance in one OF tho leading
iewelry stores on Main street and escaped
with seveaal hundred dollars worth OF goods.
No one saw him and the owner Of the store
was the first TO learn the loss
Tn. fact a. soon as knosn was communi-
cate.i to numbs- of the larger cities Win
instructions to keep a lookout for certain
jewelry Yesterday dispatch was received
stating sha. q man had been arrested Ia 81
Louis who was trying TO sell isweiry OF sEs
description given The sheriff left last night
for the wes, Part Of the state. but wiz go 20
ac. Louis &c soon as possible
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
CALL FOX MERCHANTS MEETING.
WICHITA. Kas. May Z, Iss7

WICHITA, Kas., May Z, lss7.
Business Men of Wichita: We, the under
signed, recognizing the need of an organi-
zation by which We may protect ourselves
against that large class of men who are I'M
worthy of credit, popr,iarly known as dead
beats, respectfully urge the merchants and
business men OF Wichita to meet at the city
lall, on North Market street, Tuesday even
ing, May 10th, at 5 O'Clock for the purpose of
perfccting an organization TO more elfectu-
ally protect ourselves against such BY
little effort wo can form an association that
will be OF incalculabie benefit to us ia thi-
direction Respectfully.
TRIMBLE Bros q THRELgELD,
STEiNHAUsER MERRLE SUPPLYCO.
EANEs e. DRERsER,
MUNsoS q MCNAMARA
OTTO WEISS & Co,
j. A TALHADGE * Co.
CAswELL & SPANGLER,
LOCKE a. FISDrEsS
MCADAMs a. UooCD,
A STEEi, Il SON,
CHAS. LAWRENCE,
O'HAMLos IL NCoTLL.
4. GARNET,
&. koBr. Sent MCHER.
SRFF Bros,
KANSAS FURNITURE Co.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Yesterday Mr. G. II. BiAck~eidsr sosa ore-
half interest in his seven lots On northwest
corner of First and Aarke. streets 20 Mr..
George L. Rouse for 300 cash IN hAnd-
The two gentlemen intend 20 erect brick
building On TIE lots harins front OF i'S
Zee. 40 deep. The building viii be I've
stories high and cost n-ariy sst. GO. The
plans have already been completed BY st.
Louis architect I; is proposed - commence
work a. the earliest date
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The annual meeting of the WoEnaas Home
and Foreign Missionary society Of Enporia
Presbytery, viii be bald in the First Fresoy-
ssrian church in this city. "Wednesday and
Thursday OF this week
Exercises viii begin .. 80 wednesday
morning. The meeting viii bs presided
over bv Ms E D. Hoag, OF Newton, preA-
dsn. Of tbs Prssbyss ssrial society.
All ladies Of every denomination interest
ed in missions are cordially invited 10 Be
present.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT COURT.

DISTRICT COURT.
n. "A. Benton vs. A. II. Mckee and A., T
& S. F. r. r., was tried by the court ant
| Justice rendered for plaintiff of the 100 acres
| of land involved.
In Nessly VS.. Wilson, trial of attachment
the attachment was dissolved.
Ia Werner VS.. Dale, the appeal was dis
missed
Witzleben & Key VS.. Collins & Butler,
judgment for the plaintiffs of Ss33 40
The four alleged pickpockets, Murray,
Coleman, Hewitt and Perry, were yesterday
brought into court. They win enter their
ea this morning
JUSTICE COURT.
Justice Barrett was very busy with civil
cases.
Case against Jetty was dismissed by the
defendant coming into court, pleading guilty
and paying fine and. costs.
In state VS.. Henry Coleman for disturbing
the peace, the defendant plead guilty, was
fined S3 and costs, amounting in all to Sl2
Having no money he was sent TO the county
jail.
In the afternoon Constable Rufus Cone
brought in a bevy Of dark damsels from the
Halfway place. Besides the keeper
Of the house, who gave the name
Of Mary slthouse, there were five inmates.
The mistress of the establishment paid ss2. s5
and each Of the inmates ss2.25, the whole
amount thus collected being sl43. 80.
A reauisition addressed TO the governor OF
Missouri was also issued and placed in the
hands of Sheriff Hays to be served upon
Edward " Sherman nov il durance vile at
st. Louis He was arrested for q 500 dia-
mond robbery committed at the iewelry
store of Ed Vail g. Co, Of this city, April
Goth
PoLICR COURT
James Brandon and Jack johnson were
arrested by Officer Parks on bis beat for dis
turbing the peace Thase two gentlemen
had been endeayoring to get up little fiat
fight. and in their effort injured others more
than themselves. Brandon paid his fine and
was dismissed, johnson was committed.
H. A Beary was arrested BY Officer
Jenkins and answered TO similar charge.
He, too. was committed.
Three drunks were mp bsfore his honor,
Phillip Dsrrah, Tom Brown and John Doe.
Darrsh and Doe after payinp their fines
were dismissed, Brown res:s in ths cooler.
Two young bloods who were sp~eding their
horses on the main thorougfare suffered 10
the eIten. Of Is each.
James Rhoades and Frank King, two
keepers OF gambling houset turned in their
fines through Officer 4ariatte.
PROBATE COURT.
Sunday morning Judge Thomas is.usd
license 70 J. " MsSord and Clara
Dapsy. both Of Wichita He also united the
couple in marriage
Yesterday bs issued license TO l. N. Stage
and Ella r. Kellogg, both also Of Wichita.
J. o. s:sporton and Matilda J. Sparks,
both Of Wichita
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
THE FINEST BUILDING IN KANSAS.

Mr. George Blackwelder sold a half inter
est in the seven lots on the northwest corner
of Market and First street yesterday to
George L. Rouse for the sum of fifty thous-
and dollars. On these lots Messrs- Black
welder and Rouse will erect the finest bust
n.ss block in the state of Kansas. It will be
one hundred and, seventy-fve feet front by
one hundred and forty deep, five stories
high. The work will commence jnst as soon
az the plans can be drawn and specifications
made up. The front will be brick and iron,
and stone tinffings. This block VIII iix the
future Of Market as ore of the principal
streets of the city
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
waTsK COMPANY.

The filters Tor shs water Werks Company
have arrived ssd vii n few days bs pcs
in place. Tse hridg> from saxs shoss 20
issand has tssa essmp3sse4 and mans are
beAg "a; In Jsisee saso~s the river. Within
shout four ye~As The eoengsny have pa.
doxu at,.a; fosr sns Gao hs. rnii<< of rnair,.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Harry Windsor. the pleasant, genial young
manager of Cooper's lean office, went up TO
Mcpherson Sunday, on-well, on business
but "say toldyou.n
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

In order to accommodate the increased
travel the SIT Scott Route" have put on 8
nav train which connects at Yates Centre
for IT. Scott and there for all points east.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Mr. Lane, representing A. W. Clspp &
Co, Boston, and Mr.. Pierce, representing
J. h. & F. II. Torrey, old friends of II. w.
Pike, are in the city
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Rev. Adams delivered the last of his inter
estipg lectures upon the subject Are We
immortal Sunday night, to a large crowd
at St. Johns church.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Iced tea will be served at the Carnival to
night. The admission fee is only twenty five
cents.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

A gentleman while out driving Sunday
night lost very fine spring overcoat, for
the firding of which and delivery at the
Manhattan he will pay liberal reward.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

A smuggling match between two drunken
men, and which resulted in two black eyes,
was one of the features of North Market last
night
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Mr.. James z. DEAN, of Bluffton, Indiana,
who is uncle to our fellow townsman Robt
Z. Dean, is out viewing the new Chicago of
Kansas
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Abe Smith and family leave the city this
morning for Castleton, New York, for a
month visit. The EAGLE wishes them a
pleasant trip and a safe return.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Mrs. L. Thompson, of Kingman, and Mrs.
j. A Templeman, of Coldwater, Kansas, are
visiting J. d. Halls family on North Market
street
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Mr. David Brichner, of Rochester, New
York, is in the city on prospecting tour.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Mrs. W. A. Walker has returned home.
She visited her old home at Brownsville, Pa,
also Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
Chicago, but likes Wichita best of all.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Mr.. II. 4. Keeler, shoe salesman with the
Bee Hive Shoe store, leaves to-day for visit
to his home at Leavenworth
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

The members of the Kansas and Missouri
Associated Press hold their annual meeting
in this city tomorrow.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Miss Alice johnson, of Boonville, Mo,
and Miss Lottie Brent, of Upton, Mo-, are
tie guests of Mrs. ". r. Hewey, 424 North
Topeka avenue
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

F. II. Wise, of Pawnee Rock, was in the
city yesterday, visiting friends.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

n j. Ludington and wife, of Marinette,
Wisconsin, are visiting w. p. Cowen and
wife, at 326 River street.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Samuel johnson, of the firm of johnson
Brothers, Cincinnati, O., is visiting in the
city for a few days.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Extra copies OF the EAGLE can be OBJ
tanned In the counting room for five cents
each, with or without wrappers.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Gray & Hoffman open their new drug
store on North Main street to-day.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Mr.. r. j. Taffan, travelling man from
Chicago, is calling on the business men of
ths city.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
AKElKu.

A. tbs residence os tbs brides psreEts.
yerth Walnut street, Wichita a. ,. Ia,
Nay Z. BY Rev. B. J. Brown, s. ArDiri;s
and Ella J. Tndors All Of WSchita-
sPAss-xPAsS.
Nay .sh at W ichiss, Kansas. by Fer.
c. Pos., T. c. S5snn, and Jennie z sPann
All Of Wichita, Kansss
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Locke g. Findiess have put a cashiers desk
into their shoe store
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

I'd Hanasl;on has eosnpset~d ;hs furnishing
Of s&sb<r skop In the Moaarch billiard
kali. "a North Nsin ssre~s AMI very Feat
ss5 coupie:s sssAi.sishussn. he hsx
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

y. c. Gouh and ~ r. Msrrisoo, oS Cali
sou, Isaac Johrson and Wesley l. FisF>ss "a
Be!Ieviile, Ill, are Q. Hos~l Gon6ciso.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
CAKD or THasks.

Mr. and Mr.. Wagner rsssrn shssr ikanks
for the sympathy anl ssss<:anes % ihssr
Dssgkhass during tie ssekpess Il their ehissi
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Grand excursion to Freeport. Sec Sth
mage
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Mr.. S. p. Mills of New York City, is stop
ping in the city.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

VUIoHiTA MUSEUM,
w ENsIs YOUNG, Proprietors and Managers
South Main St. near Douglas Ave-
me pupaisr family resort and the Only Place of
Amusement in the city open the year round.
PARLOR STAGE.
FRANK MAJILTON Grotesque Jugger.
BABY EWIN The Child Wonder.
HARRY NETTES. In is Comica!ties.
DAN WEBSTER. in Ills Exce,.tricaiites-
AUDITORIUM.
MONDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,
The Beautiful Irish Drama
-:IRELAND AS IT IS
THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY,
The Beautiful Comedy
DUMB BELLE
And the I.aughable Farce
KISS IN THE DARK.
Characters by Our Popular Stock Company.
Admission 10 cents toau.
Daily ust,nees arranged especially for the enter
tafnment OF ladies and children
Doors open from TO IL D.
u L. NJ. CRAWFORD Manager.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MAY l2 & l9.
welcem Appearance of the ~steIlite
MISS MINNIE MADEaN.
And Her Excellent Company in Taylors Charming
GA A p ICE -
Presented with Same PRECISION as IN New hofk,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago
and Elsewhere Gnder Direction
OF Mr.. Arthur Miller.
Seats Sale at Box once Monday, May 9. Price,
50, Is and 81.
GARFIELD OPERA HOUSE.
NJ ENNIS YOUNG, Sole Lessees and Managers.
FRED dixon. Asst Managr.
REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.
FAREWELL PERFORMANCES
AND LAST APPEARANCE
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10
OLIV L T T E.

WITH the Original Great Casino Cast,
Intro ducirg Jessie Hatcher May Smith. Anna Far
ren, George Payton Bruce Anisbury,
Fred dixon and +. Robbins
During the evening Amer cas- Great Cornet Virtrlso
H. A. kr OIL, will introoucc the following cornet
colOs. III Capte" (Rossanel "Blue Bells, Hartman)
Popular prices Of Omission. ~ and 50 cents, re
served seats 50 cents.
Doors open at p m, performance commences at
30. m,
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-10

Miss Josephs, of Augusta, spent Sunday in
o<,ifx
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
Playing Mamma"

Little Florence was 6 years old, and
her brother Willie two years younger.
to 60 to bed, and knowing the little
girls fondncss for playing mamma, she
said:
"Come now, children, I haven't had
time yet to look yer the morning paper.
You run right up to bed now and let
mamma read. Florence you can play
m and put your little brother to
bed, you know"
"All wight" said Florence, sitting
down and taking up a paper in imitation
of her mamma ''wunw wight up to bed,
Willie, I want to wcad the morning
paper Chicago News.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
The Power Of Acquiring.

The power of acquiring quickly and
we'll is a distinctive trait of the American
people. 1t seems to be our natural in
hcritancc. From the hour when an
American child begins to talk, straight
on through the entire educational
process, the power of acquisition mani
tests itself in a remarkable degree. In
deed, SO rapid arc the unfolding, the de-
vclopment Of n child's mind with us,
that we are outgrowing the old method
of education. The child seems to grasp
intuitively much that was formerly ar
rived at by slow, mechanical processes.
For instance, American children now-a-
days learn to read by the sword
Misunderstanding in a whole word at a
glance, instead of Analysing it into its
separate letters. In, fact, the English
alphabet in this country to-day, as a
basis for instruction, is almost rs much
q collection Of ''dead lcttcrs' as tho
Greek alphabet. -Penman's Art Journal.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
Gould Prove an Alibi.

There is a deaf-mute in the Treasury
Department who has been there for a
long time and is an excellent clerk. The
other day he had a scare. He was bust
ly engaged at his desk writing when a
fellow clerk came up to him and began
to talk to him in the sign language.
''Thc secretary is going to go for you,'
said the clerk, with his fingers. The
mute clerk looked up surprised. "Why,
what have I donc2" he asked with his
fingers. "Oh, the secretary has heard
tales about you, and I hear you are about
to be discharged" The deaf-mute
looked bewildered. why" his fingers
asked. "Some people have told the
secretary that you have been around the
hotel corridors talking in a loud and
beistcrous manner against the admins
tration." An expression of relief came
across the mute clerks face when he
heard the reason, and his fingers re-
piled: 81 can prove an alibi. "-Bani-
more american.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
How M~issletoe Is Grown.

Mistlctoc is well grown at Strcatham
Lodge, in Surrey, one pyramid apple
tree in particular, some seven feet high
and six feet through, being a dense mass
of it from top to bottom and laden with
berries. The apple tree thus smothered
by the parasite does not bear any fruit,
but this loss is compensated for by the
ornamental character of the mistlctoe.
Those who wish to introduce mistlctoe
into their gardens should devote an ap-
pie tree especially to it. The berries
from which it is to be grown should be
gathered in March or April-not earlier.
or success may be doubtful; earlier in
the season the berries are not ripe. The
branches on which they are to be placed
should be from three to four years old.
Selecting n clear bit of bark on the mp
per side of the branch, rub the bcrric
on it, and they will be found to adhere
to it. Blackbirds and thrushes are very
partial to them; therefore trees thus
operated On should be nettcd. After a
lapse Of some three months the seeds
will be seen to have thrown out sucker
like claws, when all danger from birds
will be at AZ end, and the young plants
will after that rapidly increase in size.
Young apple trees with mistletoe estab-
lished on them may also be bought in
some nurseries. --London Garden.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
A Plucky Ambassador.

Gen. Pierce NJ. B. Young, Consul
General to st. Petersburg, tells me n new
one on Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay, who was
our Plcnipotcntiary to the court of the
Cars under three administrations. Said
Gen. Young: ''Soon after G =. Clay ar
rived in the Russian capital he conclud-
cd to attend the theatre, and appeared
in his dress suit.
The Imperial box has an ante room,
guarded by two to Hering soldiers in
glittering uniforms and with bayoncts
fixed. They arc splendid looking fell
lows and lock like giant statues.
During m interludc Gen. Clay made
up his mind to go into the Imperial box
and chat with the Car of all the Rus.
sias. The noble guard did not know
Gen. Clay, and stopped him at the
threshold, thinking, no doubt, that he
was a Nihilistic intruder seeking the
blood of the autocrat. The General
tried to identify himself in his Kentucky
dialect, and started in again. The
SSutiuCt puoLlCu III 0ClClll OdCh lhLuCl
rudely. Quick as a flash that big Madi-
son county fist flew back and stretched
the giant soldier at full length toward
the Imperial box. The fall of the sol.
dier and his heavy gun sounded likc'the
building was going down, and the
Imperial coteric rushed from their stall
to tho scene. The other guard advanced
on Gen. Clay, and was in the act o.
running him through when one of tho
Grand Dukes recognized the General and
shouted to the guard to "stop, it is tht
American Embassado or"
Gen. Clay was promptly admitted
after that.
He was from kentucky, and they
didn't forget it.-LouisoMe Times.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
The Gar Sends for His Uniform.

When Prince William of Prussia visi-
ted the Russian Emperor on the occasion
OF the recent imperial hunt at Brest.
Litovsk, the Car found himself with
out Prussian uniform, and the conse.
quence was that a messenger had tc
travel all the way from st. Petersburg
by special train to repair the deficiency.
The Gear discovered his loss the after.
noon before Prince Williams arrival.
Sending word to his valet to have a
Prussian uniform in readiness for the
morrow, the man appeared to say that
by his imperial masters ord rs all uni
forms had been left at st. Peters
burg.
An aidc-de-camp was sent for. "a
Prussian uniform must be here by
o'clock tomorrow morning." It was
then 4 O'Clock. The aide-de-camp des-
patched two kilograms, one to the mas
ter of the imperial wardrobe at st.
Petersburg, and the other to the rail
way authorities, and about 6 o'clock q
locomotive set off from the Russian CAPT.
tai carrying the messenger entrusted
with the required dress. Fresh locomo-
tives were in readiness at Dunaberg and
wilma, and the distance of $50 kilo-
metres was traversed in thirteen hours, q
rate of 70 kilometres per hour, so that
tho uniform was in readiness for the
Gear at the time fixed.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
SWeetened Mortar.

An Englishman writes to the a
OF Charleston communicating some newly
discovered facts regarding the making of
mortar for building, which he believes
will be of great Importance in a city
subject to earthquakes. He says that
the addition of saccharine matter, such
as molasscs, infusion of malt, etc., to
the mortar, increases its strength to an
extraordinary degree. The hardness of
the old Roman cement, which is equal
to that Of the stone it binds together is
believed to be duo to the addition of
saccharine matter. Water to which
sugar has been added will dissolve four
teen and a half times as much lime as
pure water. Recent experiments with
sweetened mortar have proved that walls
may be built so strong they cannot be
torn down with anything but explosives.
Boston Transcript.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
Tie Star of South Africa.

In a farmhouse, with its large table
and bureau bearing a bible and two or
three old Dutch books, and tho clumsy
rifle leaning in the corner, after the
evening reading of a chapter in the Boer
fashion, n trader named Nickirk, who
Glanced to be present, told tho vrou
Jacobs that the great white shining stones
they had just been hearing of reminded
him of the pebbles the children played
with, picked up along the banks of the
neighboring Orange River. AS he spoke,
there entered O'Reilly, an ostrich hunter.
They tried one of the stones on the
window glass and scratched it all over,
the scratches remaining there until this
day. 1t was agreed if it turned out a
diamond oil were to share equally. On
his way to Cape Town O'Rcilly showed
the stone, and was laughed at for his
credulity; it was even taken from him
and recovered with difficulty from the
street where it had been thrown, but
she laughs best who laughs last" for in
Cape Town the pebble from the banks of
the Orange was pronounced a diamond,
and bought by Sir Philip Wodehouse
for $500. Ten moro such were easily
found by he vrouw Jacob, snd early in
the mex year, 1868, several were picked
up along the banks of tho Vaal, among
them the renowned Star of South Africa
by a Hottentot shepherd, who sold it to
Fiekirk, the trader, for e400, who dis
posed of it on the same day for e12, 600.
Then the rush began in earnest, first to
Pniel and the river diggings on the Vaal
-Pniel, which stretches with its sea of
tents, its hive of men and checker of
claims, down to the loud and busy river,
and up again to the %..populous heights
of Klipdrift. Here and there, but rarely
upon the slope, a canteen..of dirty canvas,
or a plank built store with roof of cor
rugated iron; upon the slope, oil pocked
with holes, so that all looked like some
rude and careless cemetery. Within
three months of the first discovery there
were 5000 digging there CormhiN.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-02-01
The Cry Of tho Dreamer.

I am tired Of planning and toiling
In the crowded hives Of men;
Heart weary Of building and spelling
And spelling and building again.
And long for the dear old river,
Where I dreame | my youth away;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in aday.
/ am sick Of the snowy seeming,
OF a life that is half a lie;
OF the faces lined with scheming
In the throngs that hurries by.
From the ~sleepless thoughts endeavor,
would so where the children play;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And q toiler dies in a day.
I feel no pride, but pity
For the burdens the rich endure.
There is nothing sweet in the city
But the patient lives Of the poor.
Oh, the little hands too skilful,
And thu child mind c"oked with weedsl
The daughters heart grows wilful,
And the fathers heart that bleeds!
No, no! from the streets rude hustle.
From the trophies of mart and stage,
would fly to the woods low rustic,
And the meadows kindly page.
Let mt dream as of old by the river,
And be loved for the dream Away;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in a day.
John Boyle OReiUy.